Tennis Club de Paris

[3] These first founding members of the TCP, who were also patrons, financed the rental of a piece of land located at the corner of rue de Civry (at no.

It was then that from 1934 onwards, Jean Borotra, helped by Georges Glasser, Gabriel Guy, Pierre Candeliez, efficient members of the Committee and Robert Foulon, Secretary of the French Lawn Tennis Federation, undertook to convince the Government, the City of Paris and the Sports Federations of the need to build, with the collaboration of the TCP, a large multisports stadium such as did not exist in Europe.

The operation proved to be perfectly balanced in 1938 and 1939 and the greatest winter sports events were played there: the French International Championships, the Paris-London Meeting, etc.

During the very long years of occupation, the TCP gradually resumed a certain activity, albeit moderate, until September 15, 1943, the date of the last bombing of Paris, when an American squadron, charged with crushing Renault's "O" factory located on the Ile Seguin, used for the assembly of German tanks, succeeded perfectly, but without being able to avoid splattering the "Stade de Coubertin – TCP" complex, which was completely crushed by 12 bombs of 500 kilos.

At the end of the war, Pierre Candeliez, President of the TCP, with the help of his Committee and the vigorous support of the French Lawn Tennis Federation, did everything possible to obtain the reconstruction of this sports complex from the City of Paris.

On the other hand, the construction of the ancillary facilities was significantly delayed; the difficulties associated with this period did not allow it to be carried out again with the same splendour as in 1937, but it nevertheless met the expectations of the members.

In order to collect the necessary funds, Jean Borotra, with all his titles and 6 Davis Cup victories under his belt, organised and carried out major trips around the world in 1947: the United States, Black Africa and Asia.

(Jean Borotra, Jacques Carot, Roland Delarue, Roger Dubuc, Georges Glasser, Gil de Kermadec, Bernard Lucot).

During the winter, the club's facilities were used for important tournaments such as the Tournoi de la Toussaint, the Coupe Canet or the French International Championships on covered courts.

The men's team lost the 2012 championship final 4–0 to Villa Primrose, a Bordeaux club that had been waiting for a title for over a hundred years.